News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-05-05
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1t is reported that the sharpers are
travelling in some parts of the country
something farmers to place their sigma.
lure to pledge not to destroy any
song birds. The pledge is so writer
that little doctoring makes promis.
sorry note of it.
The tramps are the only tourists in
the country who do not care a cont.
mental red cent if the interstate law
Is enforced. No schedule of rates.
no matter how high, has ever proven
tea them from riding comfortably on
d orake-beam or in an empty box car.
The young ladies of Trenton, n.
j., have formed an "anti-vice' socie-
W, and bind themselves to refuse at
tentlons from any gentlemen using al
cohollc liquors or tobacco in any form.
over fifty young women have become
members. The boycotted youths are
doing their sparkling in the neighbour
ing towns.
Encouraged, perhaps, by the fail
ure to convict the assassins of the
Rev. Mr.. Haddock, an Ohio saloon
keeper and his brother, in the town of
Haverhill in that State, have just way
laid and murdered a prominent ply
slclan who has been prominent in the
local option work. The more martyrs
OF this sort that are made the worse
for the saloons.
John Foster, Geo. Worley, James
Donnell, John Campbell and Frank
Roubcamer, members of D. A. 81,
were held for trial in $500 bail by
Justice Smith at the Tombs Court
New York on Saturday, on a charge
of conspiracy in ordering a strike at
John Hanan 81 sons shoe factory,
and also for ordering strikes wherever
o. B. Hartt a foreman, should find
For several days, reports have been
going through the press saying that
President Cleveland has said that he
would not be candidate for second
term. This was apparently confirmed
and afterward disputed; but later
comes statement with seeming posi-
tiveness that he had prepared letter
to the public refusing a second nom
nation but that it has been withheld
by advice.
The appearance of the star of Beth
lehem, which is expected at any mo-
ment, is now discussed with interest.
B. Cessiopeia has laid dormant for
many centuries, but it was due in
1880, on the assumption that it APP
pears every 800 years, and astrono-
mers would not be surprised to see it
any time. Its exact position now is
close to the north star at half past
ten o'clock at night. People posses
sing telescopes are on the outlook for
the flash of the historic variable star.
Reports from Lewiston, Me-, of
April % say At meeting tonight
of the 700 operatives of the Ara
Cushman & Co., Auburn shoe manu-
facturers, the operatives committee
appointed year ago to enter upon a
system of profit sharing submitted by
the firm, reported the volume of the
years business as $1,269, 1868. The
firm has paid for labor S288.245. On
this sum a dividend of 4 per cent,
to 1880, is declared.
This sum will be paid pro rata to the
in addition to their salary,
this week.
A novel manner of leaving calling
cards is told of George Henry Lewes,
n "Souvenirs of List" Referring
10 Mr.. Lewes, List said: "He was
l very able man. One day found his
card and that of three other English
men on my table. When l saw him [
that he had some fellow
with him whose cards I
had received. 'Oh, he said, laughing,
they are all the same person. You
nave had my three MONS de plume,
n which | work in different branches
If literature, and that makes me gain
over to my views four different groups
If the public. I find that it answers,
md so, seemingly, does the public. ,"
The State Superintendent of Edu-
cation has issued circular calling at
ention to that part of the Governors
ArbGr Day proclamation, printed in
another column, referring to the adorn-
nent of school grounds on Saturday
1ext, closing with the following words
Next TO our homes these school
houses, which are the children's homes
or good part of the year, should be
Jared for and made attractive. There
s no greater need or worthier object
han that of Improvement in our
chool grounds and houses. Can we
lot give one day in the year to this
'bject for the good of the children?"
The object is worthy one and it is
O be hoped that the suooestion will